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Aaron Rodgers continues to walk the sidelines in New York after suffering that Achilles injury early in his Jets debut. That doesn’t mean the passer isn’t still heavily involved in the offense.
Donning a headset on the bench, Rodgers can often be seen listening to play calling and potentially offering his own inputs when needed.
On Sunday night, he appeared to be in disagreement with a third-and-one play.
Facing that third-and-short near midfield during the second quarter, cameras panned to offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. After taking a quick look at the play sheet, he sent the call in to quarterback Zach Wilson.
Those cameras then flipped over to catch Rodgers’ reaction, who was shaking his head on the sidelines.
Great live sequence here inadvertently captured by NBC cameras.
Hackett makes a play call, Rodgers obviously disagrees with it, Jets stopped on 3rd and short. pic.twitter.com/5kPZ0w7mNX
— Jason Stewart (@JasonStewart) November 13, 2023
Many immediately speculated what was going through Rodgers’ head after hearing Hackett’s play call.
“Aaron Rodgers seems to disagree with Hackett’s play call on 3rd & 1,” wrote The 33rd Team social account.
“Aaron Rodgers seems to be shaking his head after hearing Nathaniel Hackett’s play call on 3rd down. He probably would’ve overruled him if he was on the field, right?” posted our very own Dov Kleiman, echoing those same sentiments.
The Jets were stopped well short of the line to gain moments later as running back Breece Hall was met at the line of scrimmage.
Again, reaction poured out online from fans.
“Just give Rodgers the play sheet.”
“This tells you all you need to know.”
“Let Rodgers call the plays.”
“Shocking. Hackett has only been successful when Rodgers was his QB. How much did he overrule at the LOS?”
Rodgers has long backed Hackett as both a coach and a play caller. The two have a relationship dating back to their days in Green Bay, and the quarterback came to the coach’s defense when he was being trashed following a failed stint in Denver.
In this particular case, though, the two didn’t appear to be on the same page.